Dry Hacking Cough Natural Cure

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Coughs are of two types, and usually, you get what is known as a "productive cough" - sputum is produced, which consists of mucus or phlegm and the bacteria or the irritants that are causing the cough. Sometimes however, a cough is dry, without any production of sputum. A dry, hacking cough can be quite persistent and irritating, and one of the worst things about it is its very nature - no matter how much you cough you are unable to expel any phlegm or get rid of the itch, and so you continue to cough.

Hacking cough remedies
A dry, hacking, non productive cough can be caused by a variety of reasons, ranging from viral infections to asthma or allergies to environmental irritants. In some cases, particularly when the cough lasts for more than a week or causes you to feel exhausted, it is important to get a medical diagnosis and treatment that will take into account the causes. However, in most cases, some simple home remedies are enough to soothe the throat until the irritation goes away.

You can try some of the following hacking cough remedies before you visit a doctor:

Drinking water is one very simple hacking cough remedy. Not only does it directly and immediately sooth the throat, but it keeps your body hydrated, thinning any secretions that could be irritating the throat.

Hot liquids are also good for a dry cough.
A herbal tea or even regular tea with a dash of ginger will help greatly in soothing your throat. Hot soup is also an excellent dry, hacking cough remedy, and mild soup will do - vegetable or chicken broth, tomato soup, or sweet corn soup.

Honey is one of the most effective remedies for any kind of cough, and it can be had plain or after mixing it with other substances. You can have a teaspoon of plain honey as soon as you wake up in the morning and another just before you go to bed. This could also be mixed with a little bit of ginger juice. Another excellent dry cough home remedy that uses honey is a mixture of honey, hot water, lemon juice, and brandy or whiskey.

Alcohol by itself is also an effective remedy for dry cough, although of course you should not take too much of it. A sip or two of plain brandy is among the best hacking cough remedies - it may burn as it goes down, but after that your throat will feel much better.